Steve Bannon: Chris Christie didn't get a cabinet position because he didn't show up for 'Billy Bush weekend'

Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie missed out on a cabinet nomination because of his failure to support the president following the October 7 release of the "Access Hollywood" tape, in which the president was recorded boasting about grabbing women in a private conversation with show host Billy Bush.

"He wasn't there for you on Billy Bush weekend so therefore he doesn't get a Cabinet position?" 60 Minutes host Charlie Rose asked.

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 22: NBC News' Billy Bush in conversation with Jeff Rossen for SiriusXM's TODAY Show Radio at SiriusXM Studios on August 22, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: Billy Bush arrives for the women's final at Arthur Ashe Stadium on day 13 of the 2016 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 10, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/GC Images)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Radio host Billy Bush (L) and actress Olivia Jordan attend The American Heart Association's Go Red For Women Red Dress Collection 2016 Presented By Macy's at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station on February 11, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for AHA)

YOUNTVILLE, CA - NOVEMBER 13: Billy Bush attends the Celebrity Tribute during the Napa Valley Film Festival 2015 at the Lincoln Theatre on November 13, 2015 in Yountville, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 29: Master of Ceremonies Billy Bush attends the imagine1day Visionary Leadership Dinner at The London West Hollywood on October 29, 2015 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for imagine1day)

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 11: TV host, Billy Bush attends 16th Annual Ubuntu Education Fund 1 Million to One: Changing The Odds Gala at Gotham Hall on June 11, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 10: Television personalities Bethenny Frankel (L) and Billy Bush tape a segment at 'Access Hollywood' at the NBC Rockefeller Center Studios on June 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/GC Images)

"I told him, 'The plane leaves at 11 o'clock in the morning. If you're on the plane, you're on the team,'" Bannon said. "Didn't make the plane."

While Democrats and Republicans alike predicted the tape would deal a fatal blow to Trump's campaign, Bannon insists he predicted Trump's supporters would forgive the remarks, which he characterized as "locker room talk," and told the president he had a "100% probability of winning."

For Bannon, who managed the last few months of Trump's campaign, the response of those supporting Trump to the tape was a test of loyalty.

"Billy Bush Saturday showed me who really had Donald Trump's back to play to his better angels," Bannon told Rose. "All you had to do, and what he did, was go out and continue to talk to the American people … People didn't care. They knew Donald Trump was just doing locker room talk with a guy. And they dismissed it. It had no lasting impact on the campaign."